ArmestoIntro

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ID Terms and Important Concepts
  • Human interaction with the environment
  • Human interaction with one another
  • History as a craft and/or art
  • History and its inherent subjectivity
  • Historical habits of mind
  • Different approaches to history and the various types of questions historians ask
  • Differences between "World History" and "Global History"

Blogging Prompts and Critical Questions
  1. What does Armesto's introduction reveal about his attitudes toward history and the forces that drive it?
  2. How does Armesto's organization of the book reflect his personal philosophy of history?
  3. How does Armesto's definition of history differ from your own?